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FZUS71 KBOX 251918
MWSBOX
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA
318 PM EDT THU JUL 25 2024
ANZ230-250-251-270-251945-
318 PM EDT THU JUL 25 2024
..STRONG THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING THE WATERS
THE AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE...
BOSTON HARBOR...
COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY...
MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY...
OCEAN WATERS FROM THE MERRIMACK RIVER TO PLYMOUTH FROM 40 TO 60 NM
OFFSHORE...
AT 318 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS, CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING WINDS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE
LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR THATCHER ISLAND TO 6 NM
SOUTHEAST OF MARBLEHEAD NECK TO NAHANT, MOVING EAST AT 20 KNOTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
EASTERN POINT MA, BOSTON HARBOR, BOSTON BUOY 44013, THE COASTAL
WATERS EAST OF CAPE ANN, MASS BAY BUOY 44029, STELLWAGEN BANK,
THATCHER ISLAND, BROAD SOUND, AND THE COASTAL WATERS EAST OF BOSTON
HARBOR.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXPECT GUSTY WINDS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS...BRIEFLY ROUGH SEAS AND
LIGHTNING STRIKES. CONSIDER HEADING FOR SAFE HARBOR UNTIL THESE
STORMS PASS.
FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. IF CAUGHT ON THE
OPEN WATER STAY BELOW DECK IF POSSIBLE AND KEEP AWAY FROM UNGROUNDED
METAL OBJECTS.
LAT...LON 4263 6981 4236 7013 4227 7056 4236 7097
4237 7098 4237 7097 4239 7097 4240 7099
4244 7096 4248 7079 4259 7065 4260 7064
4269 7053
DOOLEY
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